The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-10
CURIOUS INDUSTRIES.
odd Employment for Skillful Men and
Women.

Women.
From. the Ne,c York Morning Journal
few years ago there was hardly a man
fressmaker in the city of New York or the
whole United States. At the present time
there are scores of them in the metropolis,
and no large city of our country is with
ont one or moro artists of this description.
Webave Redfern as an exponent of English
IDEAS of dress; Lanouette is evolving pretty
French conceptions out of charming mate,
rails; Joumack is giving German twist to
modes from Berlin, and Eugene Underhill
as the American Worth, the manipulation
nj ali STYLES into some arrangement of his
own These four men are accomplished
gentlemen. One of them is a college grad
nate. and the last mentioned is not only
musician. but fair writer Of verses and
sketches from nature, conventionalizing
forms for the exquisite embroideries made
in his establishment
OF the newer industries for men. of q
uninue kind, are the members for bachelors,
the men who go to the lodgings of single
gentlemen and keep their wardrobe in re-
6air. This is an anti-matrimonial trade, as
It makes single men so comfortable in their
belongings that they do not repine over
cloves and hosiery that need repairs.
Certain trades are considered especially
intended for women, such as dealing in false
hair and cosmetics, and women like to deal
with women in such a business, as it gives
no shock to a woman's vanity to ask another
Of her sex to supply her with those articles,
but it would to ask a man. Ii a man were
to disguise himself as woman and visit our
well known establishments for cosmetics, he
would be infinitely amused at what he saw.
Women enter these places, plain, middle
aged and unattractlve, and leave them
Young beautiful and fair to behold, in short
fbey have had facial make up at the ex-
pense of IS or &C. The hands and feet are
also made study, and women manicures
and chiropodists are numerous. This trade
may be said to be lively. We are fast imi-
tating the French women, who do not con-
slider the toilet perfect without the aid of
this profession.
Still another unique occupation for women
is to mend dolls. at very good prices dolls
Mended Here" is the sign on Sixth avenue
establishment of this kind.
For several years hundreds of women,
MANY of them ladies born and bred, who
have become impecuniouS through the ext
gencies of cruel misfortunes, have taken up
the business Of buying dress goods and send
ing them c. 0. d. to every part of our coun-
try for a petty commission. They extend
this trade to every kind of merchandise and
an office and many assistants, has built up
large business of this kind in New York.
Circulars are sent out by these commission
merchants far and near, telling what they
will do in this way. Trosseaus or wedding
wardrobes are purchased and made perfect
for young ladies in the far South and West,
even to the bridal bouquet, which is sent in
an air-tight box.
Sometimes breakfast, o lunch or a SUD-
oil TO-
and sent to a distant city, and one lady has
become an expert in buying crutches, false
teeth and other odd but essential appliances
for comforts of this kind. A 81, 900 or
81, 800 is not considered large income for
woman to make in such an employment.
We have female photographers. Indeed
the most famous of these is one who is
called The Society Photographer, and
who makes it a rule never to picture an
actress or other women than those known
in the beau monde. ....
Architecture has been taken up by some
clever women as a profession with success,
and we have some lady students in law, but
they are few in number i'll comparison with
the number of women studying and prac-
ticing medicine. Lady journalists are so
plentiful that every newspaper employs
them, as women have a faculty in writing
OH certain topics not enjoyed by men, as
their perceptions are keener and their i'm
agination greatei than men.
A bright woman has turned her knowl-
edge of art to use in guiding ladies through
picture galleries and libraries and to see
collections of objects of art in our city. She
is paid so much per hour for the time she
consumes in this way This is an especial
privilege to ladies who are strangers in New
York.
Still another bright woman has, perhaps,
conceived the most unique industry in the
world She is q person who had everything
wealth can give, and with wealth refine
ment and cultivated tastes.
Becoming impoverished she asked two or
three of her friends to help her start what
she felt would prove to be a proflta bic trade.
These friends are noble women and con
drawing-rooms of those ladies at stated pc
RODS in the most artistic manner for a Ger
tain sum- She hired an assistant and went
TO each residence in turn, had her maid as
sist her remove all the furniture out of the
drawing room in operation, cleaned thor
oughly, and then placed its adornmentS in
agreement with her ideas of grace and
beauty ......
These charming artistic arrangements of
furniture of course attracted attention, as
they were all splendid, fashionable man
sions, and people began to talk nbolt it and
make inquiries. The result is that the lady
has raised her price and has more than she
can accomplish in this way She has, too
added branch to her former business. She
purchases decorations for rooms that she
thinks require them. and this industry will
develop into a decorative industry. Com
petent persons will be hired by her TO
arrange charming rooms while she will
bsfVsas designer and decorator.